Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-21
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $652, III; customs, S759,S46.

DEATH OF CHIEF CLERK La TANE-M.M. La Tame,
chlef clerk at the headquarters OF the army. died
yesterday morning at his residence 1902 9Th street.
ARMY ORDERs.-Capt. s. NJ. Mills, 5th artillery,
has been relieved from duty in this city April 1st
and ordered to join his proper station. Fifty re-
crutts have been ordered to the division Of the
miss Missouri for the Sd cavalry and twenty.seyen col
ored recruits to Fort Smelling for the 25th infantry
ONE AND Two DOLLAR SILVER CERTIFICATES
Instructions have been issued to the Assistant
treasurer at New York, Philadelphia, and Boston
to receive deposits for one and two dollar silver
notes.
FISH PROPAGAT1oN.-Durfng the past winter,
which was an unusually severe at sea, the fish
commission succeeded in Matching thirty five mil
lion cod eggs, bringing the young up by hand, SO
turning them loose into the ocean. This "crop'
viii be ripe four and five years hence Among
I'm tne tasks which the commission has set ITSELF 10
De undertaken Immediately, is that OF attempting
TO repeople our coastal waters with halibut.
THE NEW ELEVATORS FOR rHs cAp1roL-Archi-
tect Clark, Of the Capitol, was to-day making
preparations to commence the work Of erecting
the two new passenger elevators provided for by
congress at Che recent session In the Senate wing
the new elevator will be placed at the south end OF
the corridor that ruDS on the east side OF the Sen
ate chamber. On the House side the elevator Will
be placed at the south end OF the corridor that ex-
tatives The window recess, Immediately In front
OF the speakers room, will be occupied. The money
1or these elevators will not be available until the
nrSt OF July, but Mr.. Clark wants to have every
thing ready and the measurements oil taken SO
that the work may be completed as soon after
That date as Is possible
NO MORE POWDER FOR SALUTEs.-A general order
published by the War department directs the dis
continuance Of the practice OF firing morning
ana and evening gun at military posts, except at the
Unlteu states Military academy, Fort Monroe ana
Fort LeavenwOrth. The reason is that the supply
OF powder remaining at the close OF the war OF the
rebellion, which has been used for this purpose,
has been exhausted, and the ordnance department
is without funds to purchase fresh supply.
FISH OvA FOR NEW ZEALAND-A million and a
half white fish ova, sent by Prof Baird from North
ville Mich, to Sir julius vogel, Of New Zealand,
last December, arrived there in January in excel
lent condition, only 500 having died.
SENATOR SHERMANS ROUGH TRIP.-SenatOr Sher-
man and party arrived at Tampa safely Saturday
afternoon after a very rough passage from Havana.
The party left Saturday night for Jacksonville,
and Will arrive IN Washington tomorrow morning,
except Senator Sherman, who goes to NASHVILLE,
where he will make speech on the oath.
PARDoNED BY THE PREs1DENT-The President
has pardOned Dennis Kelly, of Maine, convicted Of
manslaughter, and George H. Daubner, OF Wiscon-
sin, convicted OF pension frauds. Both ConvictS
have served their full term OF imprisonment, and
they will be restored to citizenship.
TREASURY APPOINTMENTs.-The Acting Secretary
OF the Treasury has appointed the following store
keepers and gaugers: Robert W. Grove, at Sharps-
burg, Nd; Charles NJ. White, at HagerstOWn,
Md; Moses Oppenheimer, at Lincoln, Neb.
NEWS FROM THE BRooKLYN.-Capt. E. o. Mat
thews, commanding the U. S. S. Brooklyn, reports
to the Navy department from Singapore Feb
ruary 1st. that the Brooklyn left Bombay, India,
December q, reached Colombo, Ceylon, December
31st, and left there January 5th, arriving at the
British naval station, TrincOmalee, on the 9Th.
She was to sail on February I'd for Sarawak, in
BOrneO.
In THE CASE OF THE LATE MRS. MYRA CLARK
GAINES against the city OF New Orleans, in which
she got judgment for property owned by her, ap-
pealed by the city to the United States Supreme
Court, motion made by counsel for the city that
the case shall not be taken up for hearing in less
than thirty days after the heirs shall have entered
appearance, was granted to-day. After Mrs. Gaines
died an order was made for her heirs to enter ap-